Germany, Spain, seven other European countries list India-made Covishield on national travel list
The countries which have approved the Covishield vaccine include Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Greece, Estonia, Ireland, Spain and Estonia.
Jul 01, 2021, 14:05 PM IST
Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla assures help to Indians amid reports of Covishield not qualifying for EU ‘Green Pass’
"I realise that a lot of Indians who have taken COVISHIELD are facing issues with travel to the E.U., I assure everyone, I have taken this up at the highest levels and hope to resolve this matter soon, both with regulators and at a diplomatic level with countries," said Adar Poonawalla.
Jun 28, 2021, 12:03 PM IST
Travel to Europe still a worry as India-made Covishield yet to get European Union 'Green Pass'
Even though Covishield has the WHO’s approval, the ‘Green Pass’ program only accommodates EMA-approved vaccines. The four COVID-19 vaccines approved by EMA are Comirnaty (Pfizer/BioNTech), Moderna, Vaxzervria (AstraZeneca-Oxford), Janssen (Johnson & Johnson).
Jun 28, 2021, 10:04 AM IST
COVID-19: Delta Plus strain calls for urgent measures, including vaccination, says WHO representative
World Health Organization (WHO) representative to Russia Melita Vujnovic said vaccination is essential to lower the risk of spread of Delta variant of coronavirus and along with that additional safety measures like mask and social distancing are important to contain the variant.
Jun 27, 2021, 08:55 AM IST
‘Just give us the vaccines’, WHO pleads, as poor countries face vaccine shortage
"Our world is failing, as the global community we are failing," said WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Jun 26, 2021, 09:11 AM IST
Mix and match COVID-19 vaccination seems to be working well, says WHO Chief Scientist
WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan stated that the combination of COVID-19 vaccines seems to be working well against coronavirus variants across the globe.
Jun 21, 2021, 13:23 PM IST
WHO-AIIMS seroprevalence survey outcome 'positive'; larger nationwide sample size needed for comprehensive results: Dr Guleria
AIIMS Delhi Director Dr. Randeep Guleria on Friday (June 18, 2021) said that the outcome of the joint survey by the World Health Organization-AIIMS, which found out that COVID-19 seroprevalence was 55.7 percent and 63.5 percent in the age group below 18 and above respectively, is "positive".
Jun 18, 2021, 13:09 PM IST
India among 62-nation seeking probe into WHO's coronavirus COVID-19 response
The draft calls for an "impartial, independent and comprehensive" probe into the coronavirus crisis. Besides, an inquiry into the actions of the World Health Organization (WHO) and "their timelines pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic."
May 18, 2020, 07:57 AM IST
